Escape Velocity

A curated Collection of Fantasy and Science Fiction Media

Review: Don’t look up – Adam McKay

Two astronomers discover an extinction-event worthy comet is headed for Earth. Humanity has six months to think of something to save the planet. However, who will listen to the scientific community warning for total destruction? Certainly not politicians or the media…

Review: The Maze Runner – 20th Century Fox

A teenage boy, his name later revealed to be Thomas, wakes in the center of a giant maze without any memories of his identity and previous life. Taken in by a community of other male youths, Thomas quickly learns the Maze is not as safe as one might hope…

Review: Dune: Part One – Denis Villeneuve

In Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the classic sci-fi novel Dune by Frank Herbert, Paul, heir of House Atreides, and his family receive orders to take control of the planet Arrakis, the rich desert world that produces the spice that allows for interstellar traffic, and take control of the fief from their arch-enemies, the Harkonnens.

Review: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children – Tim Burton

Haunted by mysterious events in his grandfather’s life, Jacob travels to the Welsh island of Cairnholm to learn the truth of his grandfather’s old stories. Here, he finds the ruins of an orphanage, Miss Peregrine’s home for Peculiar Children. Who were the children who lived in this house? What was so peculiar about them? And why were they hidden away on the island?

Review: Howl’s Moving Castle – Hayao Miyazaki

Howl's Moving Castle

Young hatmaker Sophie is cursed by an evil witch, and, being unable to speak of her curse because of the magic, finds work in the home of a mysterious wizard in the hope that he will someday be able to lift the spell.

Review: The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf – Netflix

As strange variants of monsters start to terrorize the forest of Ard Carraigh, the witcher Vesemir is tasked to investigate their origins. Meanwhile, in political spheres the following question arises: is there still a need for monster hunters in the world?

Collected: The Lord of the Rings Movie Trilogy by Peter Jackson

The Lord of the Rings - Collected

COLLECTION: Peter Jackson’s legendary the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy hardly needs introduction – it is the epic tale of a halfling from a peaceful land that gets entangled in the affairs of the Big Folk when it turns out a family heirloom is the key to defeating evil forever.

Review: The Return of the King – Peter Jackson

Part three of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. As the remaining members of the Fellowship prepare for war, Aragorn has to decide if he’s ready to claim his kingly heritage. Meanwhile, close to the lion’s den, Frodo’s carrying the One Ring closer and closer to its final destination.

Review: The Two Towers – Peter Jackson

Part two of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The Fellowship of the Rings has been broken and its members scattered. Frodo and Sam continue their way towards Mordor to destroy the One Ring. Meanwhile, the quest of Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli to rescue Merry and Pippin from Saruman’s Orcs leads them into the war-torn lands of Rohan.

Review: The Fellowship of the Ring – Peter Jackson

Part one of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Frodo Baggins is a halfling from a peaceful land who gets entangled in the affairs of the Big Folk when it turns out a family heirloom is the key to defeating evil forever.

Review: Alien – Ridley Scott

Halfway their trip back home, the crew of the commercial space tug Nostromo is woken from their cryosleep by a mysterious transmission from a nearby meteorite. They decide to check it out.